Functional morphology of aquatic flight in fishes: kinematics, electromyography, and mechanical modeling of labriform locomotion

American Zoologist

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 582-598

  Westneat, Mark W ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

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EID: 33745980089     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/36.6.582     Document Type: Article

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